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Swordsmyth
07-21-2018, 01:18 AM
The acting watchdog at the CIA, who has been accused of retaliating against whistleblowers, is resigning, the agency confirmed Friday. Christopher Sharpley, whose nomination for the inspector general post had stalled in the Senate, said in a memo to employees at his office that he was stepping down.



CIA spokesman Ryan Trapani said in a statement the agency was grateful to Sharpley for his service, "including his work to professionalize" the office. Sharpley has 36 years of investigative and law enforcement experience and created two inspectors general offices within the government.
"After three decades of public service, he has decided to continue his career outside the agency, and we wish him the best in this new chapter," Trapani said. "CIA's commitment to rigorous, independent oversight is unwavering, and the Office of Inspector General will carry on that important mission through the transition."
The announcement did not say why Sharpley decided to resign.
But the Senate wasn't prepared to advance Sharpley's nomination until a resolution to complaints from two former CIA employees-turned-whistleblowers who alleged retaliation, according to a congressional aide who wasn't authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke only on condition of anonymity.
Representatives for those ex-CIA employees told The Associated Press last year that there has been discord for several years within the inspector general's office, an independent unit created in 1989 to oversee the spy agency.

More at: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/20/christopher-sharpley-cia-resigns-734956

BOOM?

timosman
07-21-2018, 01:20 AM
Cleanup on aisle three!

Aratus
07-21-2018, 01:40 AM
Yes, Trump runs the gov't like its K-Mart...